Friday, February 27, 2009

This week has been one of those where each day I get subsequentially more tired each day.

I'm looking forward to the weekend more than usual, cause not only do I need to have some breathing time, I and the Joel get to take the Fuzz to the Snow tommorow!

I am really excited about it, actually. Last year we went, but my camera didn't have the memory card, so it was for NOTHING photowise. This year, it will NOT happen. There will be happy frolicking Fuzzbutt pictures.

Anyway, in my disabled state with my finger, I have to wear gloves to do EVERYTHING. Its kinda annoying.

I was somewhat cleaning with my single glove on, and had no problem snapping a couple of photos of some good looking stuff while I was.

My Pewter (again). She's so hot. Really. I'm in love.

And, my friend Lewie took home the LAST PASTEL OF THE YEAR. He is now the proud owner of Boo-Ah. Or was it ABooo? Anyway, the snake has a legible A and B OOOO down his side, so I thought it was pretty cool, and pointed it out. Now that is his name :)

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

If you recall, I told you that the POG was not interested in the ladies, nor was he producing sperm.

Well... As of last week, he still wasn't producing sperm. But I put him in with some females that needed a jump start in their feeding response (refer back to last week).

And look what he is trying to do...

Now, I am not concerned about him and the ladies. I really don't think anything is going to happen, to be honest. But now I know he is at least interested and trying, but doesn't like the Big Mommas. Just the little ones :) Good to know!

Now, I got a lot of comments over the years over this female Yellowbelly.

Does she look like one to you?

With the arbitrary "Is this a Yellowbelly" question, I always pull this one out. I think this female is a tough one, very close to on the line YB that puts most people shame when they say NO.

Because she came from a trusted source, I am going to breed her out to a YB and hope for the best, because to be quite honest, when I got her, I even doubted her YB-llyness.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Because my Pinner male is gay, I broke down and got me a female so that I wouldn't be too dissapointed if he didn't throw any babies this season. At least I already have my girl!

Isn't she sweeeeeet?

Almost a solid stripe, something I've been looking for in the Pins for a while. Also, a pretty reduced pattern, so... I'm pleased!

Tommorow will be moving males around day. I'll see if I can snap some photos too of something more interesting than the standard pics I always put up :)

And in cleaning this past weekend, I got a solid shed, and took some pictures for people to see. On the left is the top of the snake, and the right is the belly of the snake. The scalation is very interesting, and I just thought that the picture would give some people a better idea of shedding.

And more photos from the weekend, here is my Dawg looking like the spawn of satan.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Yesterday was cleaning overhaul, and Lewie was over to help clean with me again.

AND!!!!

I didn't get bit :)

But here is what I did do.

I palpated one of my Albino females. She was NOT happy about it, and because she wasn't, I didn't get a good count.

Lew got a good picture of a Het Albino female getting bred to an Albino, while she was watching him take the pic. I thought this was really cute. ("What do you want.. Stop bugging us!")

And although the colors are off, this photo was taken to give some of you an idea as to breedings and the benefits of pairings.

Both of these females are from the same clutch, same family, same age, etc...

They both stopped eating this season due to the "1000 gram/ two year old hunger strike".

The one on the left was paired up with the Albino.

The one on the right was not paired at all.

The one on the left has begun eating again with no signs of stopping.

The one on the right has still not started.

Why is this important?

Well, sometimes (and I stress SOMETIMES) the females after being in the presence of a male, will start CHOWING DOWN like crazy. If you are concerned about a females weight, it is a trick to try. I don't suggest doing it if the female is 300 grams, nor do I suggest it if you don't want accidental clutches when you aren't looking.But it is a trick of the trade, and I wanted to share with you.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

So yesterday, I came home and watched a movie. It's been a while since I have had the time to do it, and HBO was playing Dreamgirls. I hadn't seen it when it came out, so I wanted to finally watch it.

I LOVED IT!!!

Jennifer Hudson is very talented, and blew Beyonce out of the water, without a doubt.

I was really glad to have been able to see it. I am now a fan of Jennifer Hudson.

I am a musical fan. I love to sing, and have been told I'm actually good at it. I had been told that I should try out for American Idol, but I never really thought it would get me anywhere if I didn't win. She did pretty well for not winning, eh?

Anyway, I digress. Snake stuff now :)

Pee-Oh-Gee next to a Pastel. I actually had them in together to see if it would spurn her eating reflex, and I saw him trying to lock with her!!! This little bugger is actually working his mojo, and he doesn't even have plugs! I may put him with his planned mates and see if anything happens.

Magical Mojos from last season. Same fathers, different mothers. Interesting differences in color, eh? I love it.

And a hideous photo of my Albino that makes her look like a monster. I need to perfect my Albino photo taking skills.

Anyway, its raining, the males are working, and its Tuesday. Let us hope that this week goes by relatively quickly. I have a weekend urge already...

Monday, February 16, 2009

Saturday was cleaning day again. I was prepping for rain this weekend, and it never came! I paired up some males, but like before, the males are just getting sluggish. I more than likely missed some ovs while at work. Hopefully soon I will have some eggs on the ground and not be as paranoid about missing pairings.

Anyway, current pairings are:

G-stripe to poss het Albino to hetAxanthic to AlbinoCaramel to poss hetMojave to NormalPinstripe to NormalPastel to NormalEnchi to NormalPewter to CinnamonBlack Pastel to NormalSable to Normal

Hopefully someone gets excited in the current weather system. It's POURING, and will be for the rest of the week as I understand it.

Saturday was also Valentines day and my Fuzzbutts birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY REGAL!!

Sunday came, and the Smoj came out. She got us some Smörjes, and I am very pleased. Thank you Smoj! We had a great time hanging out before the rains came.

And in honor of Smoj coming out, here is a picture that Lewie took of one of my legged creatures. YAY Crestie!

Anyway, rain is here, I am here.. It's Monday. Get thru it people. Congrats to the people who don't have to work today. I'm rather envious.

I've always been somewhat apprehensive about this day, not because I am superstitious, but rather that I have been the brunt of odd news on this day for several years. It doesn't happen every year, but enough that it seems to be a trend. Or maybe I'm just building it up too much? More than likely...

Anyway, I am not expecting anything to happen. It's just Friday, and that is enough to be happy about!

And even though its Freaky Friday, there is nothing "freaky" happening in my snake room.

I didn't pair up yet. Maybe tonight. I've been giving the boys some extra time to settle. Getting freaky tonight? I hope so. It's raining again today anyway, so there should be a good chance of something happening.

Happy Single Awareness Day, by the way. Tomorrow is Valentines day and is also my dog's "birthday", so he will get steak and extra luv. YAY!

That is what I do for Valentines day... I don't like the whole romantic day only on V-day. Shouldn't romantic days be random and frequent?? Not commercialized and expected.

But I should pair up snakes tomorrow in honor of the day.. Wouldn't want them to get lonely...

Anyway, have a great weekend, may you get all the romance you wish for, not pay too much for cut flowers, and eat much chocolate and candy.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

When I was a kid, I couldn't even kill a spider. One day, I tried, and I squished it with a tissue... A big black and brown one. Do you know what it did? It SCREAMED!!!

Since then, I have always been freaked out about killing spiders, although I can do it.

I actually have a jumping spider that lives in my office desk somewhere that I see occasionally.

I'm trying to get over my fear, be it irrational or not. I've been pretty scarred by spiders in my life..

I also remember a time when I was asleep in my mothers car when I was a kid, and she was driving. I felt something crawling on me.. I woke up to brush it off, and it was a HUGE jumping spider that jumped away when I screamed in terror. My mom almost crashed the car... Yeah, I remember...

And Joel wants a Tarantula.

Eeeeeeeewwww..

But I have to say, I'm not too afraid of these spiders. They are actually really cool in my opinion! I can touch them without shivering in fear, so I think we're getting somewhere :)

This is the hot light spider female with a couple others that I have in hiding.. They are sexy beasts, and gives you an idea of the variations in shading that are available as well as the patterns.

Someone asked me recently, "Why do they call them Spiders?" From what I understand, NERD had called them that due to the patterning on the back that looks like a Spider Web.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

I did another round of comparison photos, and I think that these will be fun!

I took a picture of my some of my bellies. I have more than one Belly? Why, yes, in this case... I am actually tempted to name one of them Buddha... Maybe I will!!

Rub the Buddha Belly

HAH!! I crack myself up sometimes, I swear...

Anyway, here is a photo of a combination of animals. The one on the top left is a standard Yellowbelly. Can you tell?

The one on the bottom is a Pastel. Can you tell?

AND... the one on the top right is a Pastel Yellowbelly. See where I was going with it??

And of course, the obligatory belly shots of all of them for comparison.

I'm hoping that these photos help someone identify Yellowbellies, cause they are kinda tough sometimes. The Pastel Yellowbelly is actually not the most "belly", but it is one for sure.

Anyway, in uploading my photos last night, I found that I had taken a breeding pic last week that should have helped with the flow and blab about breeding, but I didn't upload it. So here we are... three days too late since the actual photo was taken, but we can still bask in the glory of the snake sex, yes?

Pewter to Pastel. Pewter was in shed... He looks like... Bleh. Oh well.

Anyway, I got my photos up, and albeit I am still a bit tired, I am going to face the hump day with as much courage and strength as I can muster. BRING IT ON!!!

Monday, February 9, 2009

Friday night was cleaning again.. I got a new Herpstat Pro finally, so everyone is much more... organized in heat.

In cleaning, photos were taken. Joe took some photos of Chipo close up.

I also, in my infinite wisdom, managed to get bit for the first time this year. It was a doozy!!! It's been a while too...

We had another meetup with some friends on Saturday, this time with Raul and Laurie of West Coast Jungle.

I got a rocking setup for some new animal that I haven't decided on, and we had a great dinner and kick back for a few hours.

I love Snake people days :)

It was Spider time, as Raul brought a couple of his spiders over for us to look at. So in that line of thought, I took a pic of one of my hot spider females. She is crazy light, and I really like her for her coloration. Maybe plug her into a Pastel or something?? Not sure, but I have some time to decide.

Anyway, other than the constant rain, the boys are all taking breaks, the snake room is clean (for now), and I am back to the grind.

Yesterday, our trash cans got washed away by a deluge that came thru the neighborhood streets.

We had to walk a block down the street in pouring rain last night to get them. My sweatshirt is STILL soaked as we speak.

Anyway, with the rain being here, it is a good time to move the males around and have them work their magic.

They don't really seem to mind...

Anyway, more random photos of random animals. This is one of my holdback Mojave females I hatched out this past season. She is HAWT!!!! I really really like how she turned out. And since I have a dedicated project to Mojaves, I am so glad I have her too! Can't wait to see her grown up.

And in honor of this grey day, and how much people love her, I have posted up a picture of my favorite TSK Axanthic female. She's a hottie!!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Yesterday was serious cleaning day, and I did it caffeinated. Why?? Cause I love my Keurig Coffee Maker.

Got home, made a cup, and had enough caffeine energy to clean that room twice!!!

Joe was of course asking me why I was drinking coffee at night.. CAUSE I CAN, SUCKA!!!

Yes, so cleaning is done, and within two minutes of finishing, one of the spiders decided to trash her tub. YEAH!!! Ungrateful bastards..

But she was so pretty in this photo...

Speaking of spiders, this is a Normal female that I just LOVE for her pattern. I planned on using her this year, but since she is a mouse eater and is rather picky, I opted out. She is older too, I believe close to 5 years old now?? Anyway, I think she will be in rotations next season. She'll throw some hot patterned animals.

And my new Pastels poss het Axanthic actually were shedding together!!! So when one was done, I took a photo to compare the colorations between shedding and non shedding pastels. Isn't it severe??? I LOVE how cool that is.. Ecdysis, man. LOVE IT.